Recipe : Kootan Soru | Village Style Special Kuttan Sooru | Mixed Veg Rice Prep Time: 30 minutes Cook time: 45 minutes Recipe Cuisine: South Indian Recipe Category: Lunch, Dinner Serves: 4 to 5 persons

Ingredients :

Coconut - 1\4 cup (chopped) Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp Pulunggal Arisi - 1 cup Toor Dal - 1\2 cup Red Chili Powder - 2 tsp Coriander Seeds Powder - 2 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1\2 tsp Tamarind Water - 1 cup (1" ball size) Sambar Onion | Shallots - 1\2 cup Tomato - 2 no Green Chili - 3 no (slit) Raw Banana - 1\2 no (1" size, chopped) Avarakkai - 5 to 6 no (1" size, chopped) Drumstick - 1\2 no (2" size, chopped) Brinjal - 2 no (1" size, chopped) Small Potato - 1 no (1" size chopped) Small Carrot - 1 no (1" size chopped) Beans - 5 to 6 no (1" size, chopped) Garlic - 6 to 7 cloves Drumstick Leaves - 1 cup Mustard Seeds - 1\2 tsp Urad Dal - 1\2 tsp Asafoetida - 1\2 tsp Curry Leaves - 2 stk Coriander Leaves - 3 tbsp (chopped) Coconut Oil - 2 tbsp Crystal Salt To Taste.

Method :

Steps To Make The Kootan Soru Recipe In Village Style - Easy Pressure Cooking: Preparation, grind the coconut and cumin seeds coarsely with some water and keep aside. (Image 1 and 2) Wash and soak the rice and dal for about 30 minutes. To make the kootan soru, Heat 4 cup of water in a pressure cooker pan, add in the soaked rice and dal, pressure cook for 1 whistle and 3 to 5 minutes over simmer. When all the steam has released, open the pan. (Image 3 and 4)

Add in the ground coconut mixture, red chili powder, coriander seeds powder, turmeric powder and tamarind water, mix well. (Image 5 and 6) Add in the sambar onion, tomato, green chili, raw banana, avarakkai, drumstick, brinjal, potato, carrot, beans and garlic, mix well. (Image 7) Then add in the drumstick leaves, required salt and a cup of water, mix well and bring to boil. (Image 8 and 9) Cover and pressure cook for 1 whistle. When all the steam has released, open the pan. (Image 10)

Separately temper the mustard seeds and urad in two tablespoon of oil, after splutter stir in the asafoetida and then stir in the curry leaves. (Image 11) Add the tempered mixture into the cooked rice-veg mixture, finally add the coriander leaves, mix well and the kootan soru is ready to serve. (Image 12 and 13)

Serving Suggestion: Serve the kootan soru with the appalam and pickle. Page: Collection Of Veg Rice Recipes, Collection Of Side Dishes | Poriyal, Home Page.

By Kalais